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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Electric propulsion combining a bank of batteries with an electric motor is an expanding sector of the workboat market. It works mainly for harbour craft and ferries that have easy access to…

18th October 2017

Electric power for lifeboats getting closer

18th October 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Cape Cornwall Coastwatch is a team of volunteers that monitors a section of coast in Cornwall, UK for hazardous activities.

18th October 2017

Cape Cornwall’s new coastal camera

18th October 2017

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

SurvitecZodiac has received an important order for its Autolaunch escape systems and liferafts from Baltic Workboats in Nasva, Estonia.

18th October 2017

Autolaunch escape slides for new ferry

18th October 2017

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Air traffic control technology is to be applied to a commercial port group in the UK for the first time in order to help streamline marine operations and aid growth.

18th October 2017

UK port first sees centralised air traffic systems applied to marine ops

18th October 2017

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The worlds first floating wind farm, Statoils Hywind project, has been officially opened by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

18th October 2017

Word’s first floating offshore wind farm now open

18th October 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The use of robotics and artificial intelligence in marine technology will be the theme of Marine-i’s next Discovery Room event in the UK.

17th October 2017

Robots to take centre stage at Marine-i event

17th October 2017

SECURITY

SECURITY

Dated security being used by maritime satcoms companies are leaving vessels open to attack.

17th October 2017

Dated ship security open to attack

17th October 2017

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The world’s first drone company to enable autonomous operations from land-based moving vehicles or at sea is coming to the UK.

16th October 2017

Drone enabling autonomous operations

16th October 2017

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A new Norwegian technology is helping to solve pollution problems in ports by collecting waste from the water surface.

16th October 2017

New player in port waste management enters the market

16th October 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new contract has been signed for the design and build of a high-spec reel lay vessel capable of installing complex rigid flowlines and pipe-in-pipe systems.

16th October 2017

High-spec reel lay vessel promises to set new industry standard

16th October 2017